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If you work with Adobe Photoshop, you've already tasted how powerful a graphics tool it can be. Universally recognized as the standard for image editing and production, Photoshop is used by close to 20 million people worldwide. But how many can say they've fully tapped its vast functionality?

Whether you're a first-timer looking to learn Photoshop, or a seasoned Photoshopper interested in the cool new features of CS2, Deke McClelland's Adobe Photoshop CS2 One on One will have you completing rewarding projects in no time at all. A Photoshop expert, sought-after computer graphics and design lecturer and author of over 70 books, Deke brings his passion and easy, conversational style to the new edition of his bestselling Photoshop tutorial, updated for CS2.

A straightforward, step-by-step guide to the features and functions of Photoshop-with plenty of real-world projects and insider tips applied along the way-Adobe Photoshop CS2 One on One also covers the new features of CS2 in depth, including Adobe Bridge, the new file browser that makes it possible to process multiple images at once. Learn how to use new workflow and file handling features, how to batch process digital camera raw files, search metadata, quickly review images in Slideshow mode, and much more.

If that sounds like Greek to you, don't worry. Deke uses highly effective One-on-One teaching methods and creates a classroom environment that combines written instruction with more than two hours of video training (provided on DVD). As host of the "Best of Photoshop" disk that ships with every Photoshop order, he's uniquely qualified to present the material in this dynamic, interactive format. Whatever your skill level, Adobe Photoshop CS2 One on One will soon have you speaking fluent Photoshop CS2.

Pioneering computer graphics author Deke McClelland updates his bestselling hands-on tutorial for Adobe Photoshop CS3, the latest version of this industry-standard image editing and production program. As with previous editions, Photoshop CS3 One-on-One guides readers step by step through the program's features and functionality. A key appeal of the One-on-One series is the two hours of DVD-video material included. Once you read about a particular technique, you can see how it's done first hand in the video. The combination is uniquely effective. And hugely popular.

Whether you're a first-timer looking to learn Photoshop, or a seasoned user interested in the groundbreaking features of CS3, Deke's conversational style and carefully structured lessons guide you through everything you need to know to get up and running, and then takes you well into mastery. You'll learn to:

Grasp fundamental and advanced concepts and theory

Use best practices, and techniques for making the most of Photoshop CS3

Build relevant, real-world projects

Use Photoshop's workflow and file handling features

Use the combined power of Bridge + Camera Raw to process your digital photos

Choose the right technique for converting your images to black & white

Create beautiful multilayered documents including posters and flyers

And much more

A Photoshop expert, sought-after computer graphics and design lecturer and author of over 70 books, Deke creates a classroom environment in Photoshop CS3 One-on-One with written instruction and video training -- except that you get one-on-one attention as you proceed from lesson to lesson at your own pace. It's like having private lessons with the author.

Whether you're an enthusiast, prosumer, creative pro, technical pro, or newcomer, Deke's book will have you speaking fluent Photoshop CS3 in no time.

How can you master the fundamentals of Photoshop CS4, with all of its incredible features? Deke McClelland's proven One-on-One learning system offers step-by-step tutorials, five hours of DVD-video demonstrations, and hands-on projects to improve your knowledge and hone your skills. Read about features such as Photoshop's new Adjustments panels in the book, and see how they're used first-hand in the video.

Author Deke McClelland's Photoshop CS4 One-on-One Top Ten New Features Roundup10) Spring-loaded tools. Temporarily select a tool by pressing and holding its shortcut key. For example, when retouching an image with the healing brush: Press and hold Y to temporarily get the history brush, erase part of your modification, and then release Y to return to the healing brush. 9) The Adjustments palette. Nondestructive adjustment layers (which are independent layers of editable color adjustment) are now handled in a palette. Some folks will love the convenience, others will lament the many changes that were required to accommodate this feature. Mostly, though, the palette aggregates stuff thats been there for ages. One new item, Vibrance, enhances color intensity without exaggerating noise. 8) The Masks palette. CS4s other new palette is largely another aggregator, providing convenient access to old features. Three new items: The wonderful Color Range command can now directly generate masks. Color Range can see base colors based on proximity. And you can blur edges parametrically (meaning non-permanently, by the numbers). 7) The enhanced Bridge 3.0. The Bridge is CS4s asset manager, permitting you to preview and organize your images. Auto-updating workspaces, a review mode complete with image carousel, full-screen preview, folder-independent image collections, and search-based smart collections are just a few improvements. Oh, and you can assemble multipage PDF contact sheets from the Output panel. 6) Improved toning tools. Paint with the dodge tool to lighten an image; paint with the burn tool to darken. Only thing, the tools used to suck. Now theyre so good, I actually use them on a regular basis. Theyre still destructive (meaning they permanently change pixels), but in a good way! 5) Camera Raw 5. Essentially a logically organized and altogether independent color adjustment application, Camera Raw continues to be that top-secret tool that makes every version of Photoshop worth buying. This time, it offers the equivalent of nondestructive and highly customizable dodge and burn. Which you can apply as brushstrokes or gradients. Plus you can add vignettes inside crop boundaries. Its like a free copy of Lightroom bundled inside every version of Photoshop. Which given that Lightroom costs more than a Photoshop upgrade, and this is just feature 5 of 10, is fairly significant. 4) Target adjustment tool. Associated with three color adjustmentsHue/Saturation, Black & White, and Curvesthe target adjustment tool lets you selectively modify colors and luminance levels by dragging in an image. For example, drag on a models lips to boost their saturation. No need to isolate a hue range. Just drag. Honestly, if you arent loving this tool within a week, check to make sure you have a pulse. 3) The tabbed-window interface. This feature has already proved controversial, with a few noisy Macintosh users in particular voicing disapproval. But speaking as a cross-platform guy with a decidedly Mac bias, its a net-sum gain. You now have the option of docking every image in a tabbed window. Click a tab to switch documents. Drag a tab to reassign priority. Plus, you can drag-and-drop a layer onto a tab to move that layer from one image to another. The tabbed window interface is a masterpiece of design and a thing of beauty. 2) Content-aware scaling. Part of Adobes advance compositing suite, the Content Aware Scale command lets you stretch or squish low-contrast background elements independently of high-contrast foreground ones. Which means you can bring people together, turn horizontal images into vertical ones, and otherwise transform photographs intelligently. My guess: five years from now well all be mocking this feature for what it got wrong. (The degree to which it can mess up certain images is fantastic!) But in the moment, youre going to be singing its praises. This is Photoshops first truly magical feature since the magic wand. And that was 18 years ago, babies. (Okay, the healing brush was also magical. And that was, what, seven years ago? So were talking three magical features in two decades. Got to admit, magic is rare.) 1) OpenGL navigation. Forget all that other stuff. Seriously, content-aware scaling? As if. So far as Im concerned, Photoshop CS4 offers one and only one new feature: OpenGL navigation. Assuming you have a video card that supports OpenGL (most do), then heres what you get: Slow continuous zooms. Rotate the view. Get the hand tool, toss the image, and watch it sail across the screen. Hold down H and click and hold for birds eye. And by God if every zoom level isnt a thing of bicubically rendered beauty. (No idea what Im talking about? Trust me, huge.) OpenGL navigation is so good it makes me hate CS3. Some nights, OpenGL navigation and I open a bottle of wine and just talk about how lucky we are just to have met each other. Its that good.

This well-rounded guide to Photoshop 5 for Macintosh and Windows helps beginning, intermediate, and advanced users learn essential image-creation, -editing and -retouching techniques. The author, Deke McClelland, starts off with help for novices, including an introduction to Photoshop and digital-imaging concepts such as resolution, file formats, color and color management, and printing. Next you work with the paintbrushes, the Brush palette, the smudge and sponge tools, Fills, Strokes, Arrowheads, the Pattern Stamp, the Rubber Stamp, the Eraser, and the History Brush and palette as you create, retouch, and restore photos.

McClelland also teaches you how selections work, how to make selections using everything from the magic wand to the path tools, and how to move and duplicate selections. You create masks, work with layers and transformations, and add and format type. The section on filters covers corrective filters for improving the look of photos as well as creative filters, such as Distortion and 3D Transform. You even construct effects of your own with the Custom and Displace filter. The final section covers color-mapping and color-correction features such as Hue/Saturation and Brightness. In this section, you work with adjustment layers to help you apply and manage your changes. You also work with Opacity and Blend modes and Channel operations to create interesting effects. Finally, you create graphics for the Web, fine-tuning the size and color of your images.

McClelland does a fine job of teaching you how to do each task, sometimes by showing you what he's done and sometimes by stepping you through an image of your own. He carefully explains the technology behind a lot of the advanced features, such as the Custom filter and color-mapping tools. An appendix helps beginners select the best hardware for their image-editing needs. Two full-color sections show you images from the book's projects and examples of the application of filters and color-management techniques. The included CD-ROM has images from a variety of artists; a demo version of PC MacLan, a PC-Mac networking program; demo and full versions of third-party plug-ins; a sample Photoshop lesson and course information from a Web-based training company; and images from a variety of digital cameras (so you can compare their output). --Kathleen Caster

If you're brand new to image editing and you've got a copy of Photoshop that you're trying desperately to understand, you should check out this book. It introduces you to the basic concepts of editing and acquiring images; understanding and navigating the Photoshop interface; and learning about resolution, sizing, and printing issues. Various file formats, including JPEG and GIF, the standards for Web images, are also discussed. Photoshop 4 for Macs for Dummies teaches you how to use Photoshop's paint, drawing, and selection tools, and the last section features an introduction to layers, color options, and text effects. Several four-color pages show Photoshop images and tell a bit about the editing techniques the artists used. It's hard to write an introductory book for such complex software, but these writers have done it. They're funny too, which helps if you're particularly daunted by the prospect of learning Photoshop. If you're using a Windows operating system, check out Photoshop 4 for Windows for Dummies.

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With the Adobe Photoshop program's electronic image-editing enhancement abilities, the days of the cut and paste photo collage are gone! Photoshop 4 For Windows For Dummies takes you through the fundamentals in a minimal amount of time with easy-to-follow explanations! You'll find tons of helpful hints to guide you effortlessly through Photoshop 4 for Windows.

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Photoshop 5 Bible: Gold Edition employs graphically rich material, well-thought-out tutorials, and artist interviews to give Photoshop users a complete and often inspiring look at the photo-and-image-manipulating software's capabilities. In addition, the book makes the gold standard with the inclusion of two CD-ROMs with images, utilities such as filters, artist biographies, and further Photoshop documentation.

Attractive to Photoshop users of all levels, Gold Edition begins with four fairly rudimentary chapters covering the fundamentals of the software usage--including navigating the user interface--and introductions to many of its tools. Beyond this section, the book focuses on demonstrating specific task, tool, and feature groups such as retouching, layers, and special effects.

In the section dedicated to special effects, the book illustrates processes such as color correction and making composite images by using sample photographs in conjunction with an adjustment of the related software component. This way, readers actually see the differences the adjustments should make instead of simply getting a description of the change.

Inspiration infuses the text with full-color glossy images and interviews with the artists who created them. One of the best chapters is "Inventing Photo-Realistic Worlds." Focused on Eric Chauvin, an Industrial Light and Magic alumnus and freelance film and television matte painter, the chapter discusses how Chauvin uses Photoshop on Babylon 5 projects. Chauvin also walks through the process work he did on the digitally enhanced rerelease of the first three Star Wars films.

Now that Photoshop 5 is finally here, it's time to get up to speed on all that's new and improved in the latest version of the world's most powerful and sophisticated image-editing program. That's a pretty tall order. So where do you start? How about with the updated version of the most comprehensive Photoshop guide around.

In Photoshop® 5 for Windows® Bible, internationally-acclaimed author and Photoshop authority Deke McClelland takes you on a tour of all the exciting new features built into Photoshop 5. Not to worry -- you'll learn the ins and outs of all the old favorites, too. The aim of this book is not only to show you how to use Photoshop's varied array of tools and effects, but to understand when to use them. You get expert instruction and insider tips on working with selections, layers, text, filters, and special effects. Photoshop 5 for Windows Bible also covers such important topics as painting and retouching images, corrections, composites, and working with the Web.

The CD-ROM is loaded with additional resources, including demos of the hottest plug-ins from Alien Skin, Andromeda, and Ulead as well as over 150MB of professional images from today's leading digital artists.

This Dummies guide is designed for beginners who want to learn the core features in Photoshop 5 for Windows in a short amount of time. You start off with an overview of the two aspects of the package--painting images and editing images--and learn what's new in this version. The author explains how to navigate the interface using zooming, guides, and grids. In the second part of the book, he discusses image size, resolution, pixels, color, file formats, and file-saving and -printing issues. The third part of the book focuses on painting, photo retouching, and undoing your work--using the eraser and History palette, for example. In the fourth part, you really start messing with pixels by learning the basic selection tools, such as lasso and rectangle selections, and the more advanced ones, such as adding to and subtracting from a selection, extending a magic wand selection, and transforming selections and paths. You also apply color and gradients to selections. Finally, in the fifth part, you work with layers, type, filters, and advanced color-correction tools, such as contrast and brightness.

You can follow along with the projects as closely as you like, or just get general how-to tips for your own work. The book offers simple, clear discussion and quick technical tips, shortcuts, and warnings of common pitfalls, all denoted by easy-to-spot icons. Icons also note a feature that's new to this version. (The book assumes that you don't necessarily know any version of the package but alerts you to any changes in case you do.) Two full-color sections show examples of the project files, some in various stages of editing. The book has the same humorous, light approach to learning that other Dummies books have, and this makes it all the more accessible, especially if you're intimidated by what you've got to learn. The last section of the book, "The Part of Tens," features 10 techniques to memorize, 10 funny ways to distort faces, and 10 ways to output your work. These tidbits provide a good basis for becoming comfortable with the essential Photoshop tasks. A Macintosh version of the book is also available. --Kathleen Caster

The latest, greatest update to the bestseller, providing the quick and easy way to get up to speed with the latest release of Adobe Photoshop. This is the book that hundreds of thousands of Photoshop users have turned to again and again for easy-to-understand, practical advice. In best-selling author and premier Photoshop guru Deke McClelland reveals his own techniques for quick and creative image editing, along with specific tips that Photoshop veterans can use to take advantage of the software's new features. In this book, Photoshop pros can discover tricks they can try out right away, while Photoshop novices can find ready-to-use instructions so that they can become productive quickly.

Adobe Photoshop is arguably the most comprehensive and popular photo editor around. Here are a couple of reasons why: When you work in Photoshop, you're not drawing from scratch; you're editing photos. Secondly, the program keeps you interested with a depth of capabilities that few pieces of software can match. Unlike other computer programs that have caught on like wildfire over the years, Photoshop is both powerful and absorbing.

Just because Photoshop is a pleasure to use doesn't mean that it's easy to master. Directed toward making you comfortable and productive with the program, Photoshop 7 For Dummies points out the features you need to know and shows you exactly how to use them ­ no pain; all gain. You'll discover ways to

Work with the program window

Switch between Photoshop and other programs

Change the number of pixels in an image

Define colors using the Color Palette

Get ride of red eye

Blur the edges of a selected area

Apply filter effects

Photoshop guru and author Deke McClelland reveals his own techniques for quick and creative image editing, along with specific tips that Photoshop veterans can use to take advantage of the software's new features. Plan to get the hang of

Producing high quality scans

Adding background textures, bevels, and text effects

Harnessing Photoshop's layering features and professional pre-press capabilities

Applying different types of gradients

Making a Web Photo Gallery

Placing your image into PageMaker of InDesign

Creating your own custom brush

Graphics abound in Photoshop 7 For Dummies, with 16 pages of glossy pictures to show off special issues related to color. You'll find commands for both PCs and Macs and lots of step-by-step instructions to guide your image-editing efforts for print or the Web in no time!

As far as sequels go, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 belongs in the ranks of The Godfather: Part II a sequel that improves on the original. What made the first release of Elements so impressive wasn't that it was especially easy to use; it was how much of Photoshop's power you could get for such a low price. Elements 2.0, however, takes big steps forward in both power and ease.

Photoshop Elements 2.0 For Dummies explains this program from the ground up, assuming that you know absolutely nothing about the program or even about image editing in general. But step by step, concept by concept, tool by tool, you'll gradually work through a thorough examination of Photoshop Elements 2.0 and the incredible things it can do for your images.

While this book is organized in logical order, with the lofty idea that you'll read it cover to cover, the best thing about Photoshop Elements 2.0 For Dummies is that you don't have to. Feel free to skip around if you get restless. You'll gain insight into

Getting to know the Photoshop tools and palettes

Editing your images

Saving your files in proper format

Making a bad image better

Painting and distorting your images

Just as one CD contains both the Windows and Mac versions of Elements, so this one book tells both Windows and Mac users everything they need to know to use Elements on their system of choice. And because Elements 2.0 runs on both Windows XP and Mac OS X, we've also updated the figures in this book to show off the spiffy look of these two new operating systems.

As an Elements user, you've got a whole lot of Photoshop power coiled up inside your computer, waiting for you to discover how to harness it. Photoshop Elements 2.0 For Dummies is your guide for doing just that.

Master the fundamentals of Photoshop Elements 8 and more with acclaimed instructor Deke McClelland's unique and effective learning system-step-by-step text lessons, video demonstrations, and real-world projects that help you increase your knowledge and hone your skills. With Deke's expert advice to guide you, it's like working with a personal coach!

Learn at your own speed with 12 self-paced tutorials

Master Photoshop Elements' sophisticated photo-editing features

Try out techniques with engaging, real-world projects

Discover how the Organizer can help you keep track of all your photos

Test your knowledge with multiple-choice quizzes in each chapter

Learn directly from a Photoshop expert with more than 20 years of experience

Written and produced by a Photoshop expert with well over 20 years of experience, Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 One-on-One simulates a classroom environment that provides one-on-one attention as you proceed from lesson to lesson. You'll learn to use Elements faster, more creatively, and more efficiently than you thought possible.

New to this edition: The video demonstrations and practice files for the tutorials are now available online, rather than on DVD. We removed a burden on the environment, and cut $5 off of the price of the book.

Boost your performance with Photoshop Elements For Dummies. This is the perfect companion for discovering how to easily create professional quality digital images for print and the Web with Adobe's recently introduced Photoshop Elements software.

This friendly guide covers all of the major features and functions of Adobe's new Photoshop Elements software including: the Quick Start Screen, Hints Palette, Recipes Palette, File Browser, Filter Browser, Photomerge, Lighting and Color Cast Adjustments, Automatic Straightening and Cropping of scanned images, GIF Animations, and On line Print Services. Filled with to-the-point tips and easy-to-follow instructions, this book will provide real-world examples to show you how to put concepts to use immediately for stunning results. Includes both Windows and Mac coverage.

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Photoshop 5 for Macs For Dummies A guide through the fundamental techniques of Photoshop. It discusses important features and how to use them, guiding the reader through the Photoshop tool bar, resolution editing options, colour enhancement features and editing tools. Full description

The title of Real World Digital Photography doesn't adequately indicate the scope and sheer practical usefulness of the information within. The book not only gives a clear breakdown of how to choose and use a digital camera, it also covers everything from sound photographic advice (lighting, framing, and cropping) to manipulation of digital images (primarily in Photoshop). This latter section is especially well-written, covering everything necessary for color correction: levels, histograms, the unsharp mask filter--all explained clearly but without an overwhelming amount of detail.

This book is aimed at neither the casual consumer nor the professional digital photographer with $50,000 to spend. Rather, it is perfect for several types of professionals: graphic designers, design students, real estate and insurance agents, and many others. It shows how digital cameras work (what makes both the inner workings and the output differ from that in traditional film cameras); which camera to buy for your needs and budget; and how to take, edit, archive, and store pictures.

Many basic terms get clarified--for example, how JPEG compression works--and there are lots of sidebar tips such as how to progressively downsample an image in a way that preserves the most detail. The book also explains how to print the images on inkjet or dye sub printers. (Did you know not to convert an RGB image to CMYK before sending it to the printer? Let the printer do the conversion.)

A lot of the information and explanations in Real World Digital Photography will still be useful long after the featured cameras are considered yesterday's technology. --Angelynn Grant

Topics covered: Types of cameras and which to buy, how they work, the mechanics of digital imagery, setting up a digital "darkroom" and desktop studio, the basics of good photography, Quicktime VR, digital correction of images, preparing images for print or Web, and archiving digital images.